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RESOLUTION NO. 5167 b � A RESOLUTION by the City Council adopting findings, conclusions and decision determining that the proposed Initiative Petition is invalid, exceeds the scope of the initiative power and not refer the invalid ordinance to the County Auditor RECITALS WHEREAS, the City Council determined that it is in the best interests of the city of Everett and its citizens to take advantage of the provisions of chapter 35.57 RCW by forming the Everett Public Facilities District("PFD") on March 15, 2001 to finance, design, construct, operate and maintain a Regional Center; WHEREAS, the City Council by Resolution passed on August 1, 2001, concurred in the PFD's selection of the Hewitt Avenue Site as the most suitable site for the development of the Regional Center; WHEREAS, a petition to "Eliminate Hewitt Avenue Sites from Consideration for a Regional Center" ("Petition")was filed with the City Clerk on February 8, 2002, and forwarded to the Snohomish County Auditor for review of signatures on or before February 11, 2002; WHEREAS, the Snohomish County Auditor certified the sufficiency of the signatures on the Petition on February 18, 2002, and forwarded the Petition to the City Clerk for further review; WHEREAS, the Clerk forwarded the Petition to the Council, and advised the City Council that a question exists as to whether the Petitions were properly circulated and whether the Petitions are sufficient as a matter of form; WHEREAS, the City of Everett, through the adoption of its home rule Charter, and in accordance with the Washington State Constitution, Article XI, Section 10,has provided the powers of initiative and referendum to its citizens; WHEREAS, the City Council fully supports the right of the citizens of Everett to exercise the powers of initiative and referendum provided in the Charter when such rights are exercised in accordance with the scope afforded such rights under applicable state law and judicial precedent;